Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, & Poetry

NOVELLA

“Him in the Gorse” was nominated for a Pushcart by Clarion in 2019.

SHORT FICTION

“Seven Flock the Transom: From the Wire Reports” was nominated for a Pushcart by West Branch.

“The Former Teen Detective and the Workshop Plot” was nominated for Best Small Fictions by Porcupine Literary in 2021.

“Sacred Heart Aflame at Your Cousin Cassidy’s Wedding” was nominated for the New Fiction from the Midwest anthology by Longleaf Review.

“Polaroid Snapshot: Skinny Dipping in the Little Juniata River” was selected by guest judge Michael Martone to appear in Best Microfiction 2020, edited by Meg Pokrass and Gary Fincke. Click here to order Best Microfiction 2020.

  • “Self Portrait with Windmill,” in Fiction Southeast. March 2018. Archived via Wayback Machine, available here.
  • Lucky Strikes,” in Souvenir Lit. December 2017.
  • The Survivors,” in Duende Literary. October 2016.
  • Takeoff,” in Lowestoft Chronicle. May 2013.
  • “Old Miss Mirabelle Is Dead,” in The Siren. May 2013. Archived via Wayback Machine, available here.
  • Fireflies,” in Green Briar Review. February 2013.
  • The Brothers,” in The Northville Review. June 2012.
  • Le Café de la Chat Noire,” in The Writing Disorder. September 2011.  Reprinted in The Writing Disorder Anthology, Volume II: The Best Work from the Online Literary Journal in 2011. Ed. C.E. Lukather. Los Angeles: The Writing Disorder, 2011.
  • “Space Cases,” in Revolution House 1.1 (2011): 43-60. June 2011. Archived via Wayback Machine, available here.
    • “Space Cases” was reprinted in fresh.ink in April 2020. Click here to check out the story.
    • “Space Cases” was nominated by Revolution House for Sundress Publications’ Best of the Net.

CREATIVE NONFICTION

POETRY

“‘Death, if You Don’t Mind, Please Come to the Front of the Class’ immediately drew me in with its irresistible title and kept me interested with a colorfully uncolored description of the draining dread felt by being called to write on the classroom board.”

—Esther Meroño, SLUG Magazine